[Pride and Prejudice] Crossing into Elizabeth

Mr. Darcy asked at once: "How is the patient, Dr. Pogue?"

Dr. Pogue said: "This lady must have suffered from a cold, so she has a fever. I want to give her an injection to lower the fever." Take out the needle and medicine.

Mr. Darcy asked again: "When will the fever subside? How can the patient remain unconscious?"

Jane waited nervously, anxiously waiting for Dr. Pogue's answer, and Mr. Darcy was always one step ahead in saying what she wanted to ask, so she just had to wait.

Dr. Pogue helped the glasses on his face, "The fever will subside shortly after the injection," he said, "It should be a system problem that the patient has not woken up, and when the fever subsides, people will naturally recover." Wake up." He looked around, "Who will help me get this young lady's hand out?"

Miss Bingley, who has been standing beside Dr. Pogue, took a positive step forward after hearing this, and gently took Elizabeth's left hand out from under the quilt, and carefully put the cuff of Elizabeth's pajamas on It was rolled up, revealing slender wrists and light blue blood vessels.

Mr. Darcy noticed at once that Elizabeth's palms were also flushed.

He stepped back silently to make room for Dr. Pogue to give Miss Elizabeth an injection.

Dr. Pogue was very skilled in his movements. He made the injection, kept an eye on the blood vessel, and quickly tied it down, slowly pushing the medicine into the blood vessel. Elizabeth remained motionless. At this moment, she frowned slightly as if feeling pain. The long eyelashes also trembled.

Everyone saw this reaction, and they all breathed a sigh of relief knowing that Elizabeth still had feelings.

Coupled with Dr. Pogue's relaxed attitude, everyone felt that Elizabeth's condition was not as serious as they thought before.

Mr. Bingley said to Jane in a relaxed tone: "You can rest assured, the doctors say that Elizabeth is fine, and the fever will subside soon."

Jane was also encouraged by the doctor's words and his attitude, and felt that she didn't have to worry so much anymore, but she still felt a little uneasy, and for some reason, she subconsciously looked at Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Darcy did speak quickly again: "Dr. Pogue," he asked, "is there no risk of pneumonia to Miss Elizabeth?"

Everyone now feels that Elizabeth will get well soon, and their mood is much more relaxed. They didn't have the time and mood to pay attention to anything. Now that Mr. Darcy asked this question, many people felt that Mr. Darcy had a crush on Elizabeth. That's enough to care about.

Miss Bingley, who was still sitting on the head of the bed, holding Elizabeth's wrist, also raised her head after hearing this, and gave Mr. Darcy a strange look.

Only Jane waited nervously for Dr. Pogue's answer, and only when she heard Dr. Pogue's affirmative answer could she really feel relieved.

She thought Dr. Pogue would say with certainty that Elizabeth was not in that danger.

So are others.

Everyone was waiting for Dr. Pogue to speak, but who knew that Dr. Pogue didn't answer immediately, he paused, and then slowly said: "Mr. Darcy, I can't draw conclusions for the time being, this lady's fever is too severe Yes, maybe it will infect the lungs. There are many patients like this who developed pneumonia due to high fever. I have listened to her lungs with a stethoscope just now, and there is no noise for the time being. But what will happen in the future, no one knows. No guarantees."

No one expected that Dr. Pogue would say this, and everyone looked at each other for a while, only then did they realize that they were too relieved just now.

The situation is not much better than they initially estimated.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense again.

Mr. Darcy looked grave, but no one was disappointed with Jane.

Dr. Pogue saw that everyone looked very bad, and hurriedly said: "But don't worry too much, I just said that such a situation may happen, and lung disease is not as terrible as people usually think , There are also many cases of infection with lung disease and later recovery."

He could see that Mr. Darcy was very concerned about the patient, so he specifically said to Mr. Darcy: "I will do my best to heal this lady."

Mr. Darcy cheered up, and said to Dr. Pogue: "Then please, please stay in the humble house for the next two days, so as not to change Miss Elizabeth's condition."

He had originally estimated that it might cause pneumonia. Although he was disappointed with the current result, he would not be so disappointed that it was unacceptable.

The most important thing now is to keep Dr. Pogue, at least to ensure that Miss Elizabeth's condition will not deteriorate before Dr. Carlos arrives.

Dr. Pogue naturally agreed.

Mr. Darcy asked Mrs. Reynolds to prepare a room for Dr. Pogue, and then said: "Don't forget to send someone to Dr. Pogue's house to tell, and bring back the clothes and other things that Dr. Pogue needs by the way."

Mrs. Reynolds agreed, and hastened to do so.

Jane was very grateful to Mr. Darcy. As a good friend of Bingley, she never doubted that Mr. Darcy would do his best for Elizabeth's affairs. Apart from Elizabeth's illness, she herself had no need to worry about other things at all.

She was worried that there must be some inconvenience in other people's homes.

Fortunately, Elizabeth fell ill at the home of a friend like Mr. Darcy.

Bingley felt completely different. He really wanted to regard Darcy's concern for Elizabeth as an act of righteousness from a friend, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was very far-fetched. Darcy's concern for Elizabeth was too much. He himself would never be able to do what Darcy did.

Thinking of this, Bentley slowly had a new idea in his heart.

Bingley had never found any clues in this regard, either from his wife and sister Elizabeth or from his good friend Darcy.

But if this idea is true, then all Darcy's behavior and his extraordinary concern for Elizabeth will be explained.

But now is not the time to think about this. The most important thing now is to let the patient get better as soon as possible.

Mr. Bingley suppressed this idea for the time being, and did not intend to tell anyone about it, especially his sister Caroline. Whether it was true or not, it was best not to let her know.

Before Dr. Pogue was taken away by the servants, he said that it was better not to let so many people stay in the patient's room. He said: "Pay attention to the ventilation of the patient's room, so many people staying in the room is not conducive to the patient's recovery."

After the doctor had spoken, Mrs. Reynolds, the Bingley brothers and sisters, and Miss Darcy were all ready to go out. Mr. Darcy knew that he had no reason to stay here, and after taking another look at the crimson patient lying on the bed, he Along with the others, they walked out slowly.

Mr. Darcy neglected the other guests because of Elizabeth's sudden illness.

Although he was not in the mood at this time, he also knew that he should socialize.

Mr. Darcy went into the drawing-room where the guests were.

Although there was no host to entertain, there was no shortage of Pemberley servants, and all the corresponding tea and snacks had already been served.

Catherine, her daughter, and the Hurst couple were discussing about Elizabeth. As soon as Mr. Darcy and others showed up, they all stopped talking.Mrs. Hurst paused for a moment, then quickly stood up, and walked towards the person, while complaining: "Caroline, Charles, you two are fine, we were all kicked out of the room Go out, you stayed here for half a day."

There was no question about Elizabeth's condition.

When Mrs. Hurst was in the ward, because Jane was there, she knew to put on a gentle and considerate look, but there was no one close to Elizabeth at the moment, so she felt it didn't matter, so she didn't go. What to pay attention to.

Miss Bingley hastily gave her sister a wink. She knew that Mr. Darcy was very concerned about Elizabeth's condition, and she was afraid of arousing his disgust. After hinting at her sister, she looked at Mr. Darcy casually.

Mr. Darcy's face was flat, but nothing could be seen.

Miss Bingley breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't help complaining about her sister, and she didn't know how to pay more attention to Mr. Darcy.

Lady Catherine also came.

"How is Miss Bennet, Darcy?"

Mr. Darcy smiled reluctantly, "There is no serious problem for the time being," he said, "but we need to follow up to observe, maybe there will be a lung infection, which is not yet certain."

"Lung infection!" Mrs. Hurst exclaimed, "That's pneumonia!"

Miss Bingley gave Mrs Hurst a sharp look.

Mrs. Hurst pouted, she didn't want to yell at the face of the underground sister, but it was pneumonia, it was contagious, and it would kill people!